Definition of curb weight
: the weight of an automobile with standard equipment and fuel, oil, and coolant
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The acceleration is formidable on a flat-out launch, but the performance is far more moderated on the daily drive as the turbo manages the 3,600-pound curb weight.
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Safety features and Jeep’s off-roading componentry push the Overland’s curb weight to 3,960 pounds, or at least a hundred more than most of its competitors, such as the Mazda CX-5, Kia Sportage or VW Tiguan.
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The curb weight is husky at 3,729 pounds (safety features and all-wheel drive are weighty), but there is strong stopping power from the four-wheel, vented disc brakes with 13.6-inch rotors front and 11.9-inch rear.
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That low number, coupled with a low curb weight (2,900 to 3,000 pounds), translates into excellent EPA mileage ratings of 30 city and 40 highway.
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With a curb weight of 5,815 pounds, there is good power from the 381-horsepower 5.7-liter V-8 and a trail churning 401 foot-pounds of torque for forceful but not quick acceleration.
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Jaguar quotes a curb weight of 4784 pounds for the this 184.3-inch-long crossover.
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The engine is thrifty in consumption and eager in acceleration, helped along by the low curb weight of 2,502 pounds.
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Our all-wheel-drive test loaner with manual had a curb weight of 3,296 pounds.
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First Known Use of curb weight
1949
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